Describe the legal and ethical responsibilities of science teachers for the welfare of their students, the proper treatment of animals, and the maintenance and disposal of materials.
List safe and proper techniques for the preparation, storage, dispensing, supervision, and disposal of all materials used in science instruction.
Review safety procedures appropriate for the activities and the abilities of students.
Describe some benefits and challenges of classroom collaboration.
Design solutions to some common classroom problems related to having students work in groups.
Class 12: How do I help my students collaborate?
Learning Goals:
Due before class:
Activities
Warmup (before 4:00)
Unit Plans (~80 min: 4-5:20)
- Presentations
- Feedback
Break (~10 min 5:20-5:30)Return to Safety (~30 min 5:30-6:00)
- Study using scenarios and our notes from last class: Safety Resources
- Safety Quiz
Classroom Collaboration (~30 min 6-6:30)- What do we know about groupwork? (whole class)
- What were the main points in this week's article? (groups of 6; each group reviews 1 page)
- How do we apply this knowledge to our teaching? (groups of 3)
Course Evaluations (~15 min 6:30-6:45))Due This Week